A Russian general briefs the media on the activities of the US in Syria, the status of the struggle against terrorist forces,... moreA Russian general briefs the media on the activities of the US in Syria, the status of the struggle against terrorist forces, the impact on civilians, the role of foreign mercenaries and other aspects of the Syrian conflict.

Last December, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the Pentagon started the process of withdrawing its troops from Syr... moreLast December, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the Pentagon started the process of withdrawing its troops from Syria. Even then, many people were quite skeptical about the words of the American president while a number of political analysts and...

A local Iraqi organization managing a camp for displaced people is making preparations to unlawfully confine families schedul... moreA local Iraqi organization managing a camp for displaced people is making preparations to unlawfully confine families scheduled to be transferred from northeast Syria, Human Rights Watch said today.

When Russia came to Syria’s aid in September 2015, one of the first things it did was to target and destroy Islamic State’s t... moreWhen Russia came to Syria’s aid in September 2015, one of the first things it did was to target and destroy Islamic State’s thriving oil export industry, bombing thousands of oil tankers taking oil from Syria’s eastern fields over the North East border in...

The Iraqi government should reject a plan that would unlawfully detain families with perceived Islamic State (also known as I... moreThe Iraqi government should reject a plan that would unlawfully detain families with perceived Islamic State (also known as ISIS) affiliation, Human Rights Watch said today. In early 2019, Iraq’s Implementation and Follow Up National Reconciliation Commit...

A US defense official tells CNN that the detainees are being biometrically screened and only a little over 1,000 have been co... moreA US defense official tells CNN that the detainees are being biometrically screened and only a little over 1,000 have been confirmed to be foreign nationals but that the number is expected go up as the screening progresses.

Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the presidency, as Max Blumenthal points out in his insightful book “The Management of Savagery:... moreDonald Trump’s ascendancy to the presidency, as Max Blumenthal points out in his insightful book “The Management of Savagery: How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump,” was made possible not only by massive...

Last week, the US-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) transferred at least 280 suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members to Ira... moreLast week, the US-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) transferred at least 280 suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members to Iraq, following their arrest in Syria. Though the detainees are overwhelmingly Iraqi, there were reportedly at least thirteen French ...

Sources said that the area where Daesh leaders and members have barricaded themselves in, contains around 40 tons of gold and... moreSources said that the area where Daesh leaders and members have barricaded themselves in, contains around 40 tons of gold and tens of millions of dollars.

The revolving door between public officials and defense contractors has long distorted U.S. foreign policy to serve war profi... moreThe revolving door between public officials and defense contractors has long distorted U.S. foreign policy to serve war profiteers at the expense of the public interest and basic humanitarian norms. From U.S. weaponry ending up in the hands of ISIS, to su...